Box-fastener.



UNITED STATES Patented June 23,. 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

; GEORGE EDWARD MOVEY, OF ROXIE, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO CHARLES D. CARTER AND MARY F.

CARTER, OF ROXIE, VIRGINIA.

BOX-FASTENER.

:SPEGKFICATIQN forming part of Letters-Patent N 0. 731,603, dated June23, 1903.

Application filed September 10, 1902. Serial No. 122.762. (No model.)

To (bZZ whom, it May concern:

Beit known thatI, GEORGE EDWARD Mo- VEY, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Roxie, in the county ofSmyth and State of Virginia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners for Crates andBoxes, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to fasteners for crates and boxes; and its objectis to provide simple, inexpensive, and eifective means for se-, curingthe lid or cover of a crate; box, or

trunk in closed position.

The invention includes certain novel arrangements of parts and detailfeatures of construction hereinafter fully described, and

W defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a front elevation of a box with my improved fasten ing deviceapplied thereto, showing the boxa or crate.

lid in closed position.

Fig.2 is a rear elevation, and Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the boxCorrespondingparts in all the figures are denoted by the same referencecharacters.

The reference-numeral 1 designates a box or crate of the usualrectangular form and having a hinged cover 2. The cover is socured tothe back 3 of the box bystrap-hinges, each comprising a member 4:,secured to the back 3, a member 5, secured to the cover and thisposition by brads 9.

having its rear end 6 bent downward over the rear edge of the cover, andan elliptical con-' necting-link 7. The ends 8 of the hinge members 4'and 5 are passed through the link 7 and bent upon themselves and securedin The upper hinge members 5 are each formed with an upward bend 10 toreceive the outwardly-turned ends 11 of a bail 12, said bail being thussecured pivotally upon the cover. 1

. 13 designates a bail having its cross-bar 14:

pivotally secured to the front of the box or crate by straps15,1ar'ranged in parallel relation and bent upon themselves at theirupiper ends and securedby brads 16 to form keepers 17 for the cross-bar14. The ends of the bail 13 are bent rearward at right angles.

to form arms 18, which overlap the box-cover portion of the cover.

and terminate in eyes 19, formed by bending over the ends of the arms.The front surfaces of the extremities of the arms 18 serve as shoulders,over which the cross-bar of the bail 12 engages.

The clamping device for securing the'bails 12 and 13 in engagementcomprises a bail 21, having its ends bent inward to form arms 22, whichextend through the eyes 19 of the bail 13 and terminate in lugs 23,adapted to bear upon the upper surface of the cover 2.

The utility and operation of the improved fastener will be readilyunderstood. To secure the cover in its closed position, the front bail13 is turned to the position shown in Fig.1, so that its arms willoverlap the front The cover-bail 12 is then forced down over theshoulders 20 at the ends of the arms 18, which projects theclamping-bail through the cover-bail 12, and finally the clam ping-bailis turned down over the cross-bar of the cover-bail, as shown in Fig. 1,which securely clamps the device and holds the cover closed. To raisethe cover, it is only necessary to first raise the clamping-bail, afterwhich the cover-bail 12 may be turned back to release the front bail 13.

It will be noted that the straps bent upon themselves aiford a veryinexpensive means for pivotally securing the front and cover bails andthat the interlocking bails may be also constructed and applied at smallcost. The improvement therefore provides a cheap andvery efiectivefastener adapted for use upon shipping-crates, packing-boxes, trunks,and other like receptacles having hinged lids or covers. 7

I would have it understood that theinven- .tionis not restricted to thespecific means shown for securing the bails to the box or to all theother details described, but that I reserve the right to make allsuchminor changes and modifications as may be includedwithin the scope ofthe following claims.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination with abox or crate having keepers secured to its front side, of a fastenercomprising a bail pivotally secured in overlapping arms, and terminaleyes, a bail pivotally secured to the box-cover and adapted to engageover said eyes, and a clampingbail bent at its ends to extend throughsaid eyes. 7

3. The combination with a box or crate, of a cover, strap-hingestherefor, each comprising a member secured to the back of the box, and amember formed with a. bend serving as a pivot-bearing, and secured tothe boxcover and bent downward over the rear edge thereof, and aconnecting-link through which the ends of the hinge members extend; abail having arms supported in the bends of the upper hinge members, abail pivotally secured to the front of the box, and having arms engagedby the cover-bail, and a clamping-bail pivotally secured to said arms.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in the presence of thesubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE EDWARD MoVEY.

Witnesses:

LANDON HAYNES GAMMoN, WILLIAM WORTH GEORGE.

